< Luke 4 >

1 Then Jesus, full of Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness
2 where He was tested for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, so after they were completed He was hungry.
forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
3 So the devil said to Him, “Since you are Son of God, tell this stone to become bread!”
And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.
4 Jesus answered him saying, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
And Jesus answered him, It is written, “Not on bread alone shall man live.”
5 And taking Him up on a high mountain, the devil showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And taking him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 The devil said to Him: “To you I will give all this authority, and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want to.
And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.
7 So you, if you would worship before me, all will be yours.”
If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.
8 In answer Jesus said to him: “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve!’”
And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
9 He also took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him: “Since you are Son of God, throw yourself down from here;
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;
10 because it is written, ‘He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you,’
for it is written, “He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee;
11 and, ‘They will carry you along on their hands, so you do not stub your foot on a stone.’”
and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone.”
12 In answer Jesus said to him: “The statement stands, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God!’”
And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, “Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.”
13 Having finished every test, the devil departed from Him until an opportune time.
And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about Him spread throughout the whole surrounding area;
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country
15 yes, He started teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.
16 So He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up; as was His custom He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day; and stood up to read.
17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll He found the place where it was written:
And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to evangelize poor people. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to blind people, to send those who are oppressed out in freedom,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the Lord's favorable year.”
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
20 Then, having rolled up the scroll and returned it to the attendant, He sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Him,
And rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
21 and He began by saying to them, “Today, this Scripture in your ears has been fulfilled.”
And he began to say to them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
22 (All were bearing witness to Him and were marveling at the gracious words that were coming out of His mouth; and they started saying, “Isn't this the son of Joseph?”)
And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth; and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 He said to them: “Doubtless you will quote this parable to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’—do here in your hometown the things we have heard were done in Capernaum.”
And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, “Physician, heal thyself;” whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.
24 Then He said: “Assuredly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
25 Further, I can assure you that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months and a severe famine came over all the land;
But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
26 yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow woman in Sarepta, near Sidon.
and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.
27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet not one of them was cleansed—just Naaman the Syrian.”
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.
28 Well, upon hearing these things everyone in the synagogue was filled with fury,
And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were filled with wrath.
29 and rising up they drove Him out of the town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him off the cliff.
And they rose up, and forced him out of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, to cast him down headlong;
30 But He, passing through the middle of them, went on His way.
but he, passing through the midst of them, went away.
31 Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee; He started teaching them on the Sabbaths.
And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath.
32 They kept on being amazed at His teaching, because His word was with authority.
And they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
33 Now in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; he cried out with a loud voice
And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
34 saying: “Ugh! What do you want with us, Jesus of Natsareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God!”
Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
35 So Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be muzzled, and get out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the midst, it came out of him without harming him.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.
36 Everyone was taken with amazement and they started conversing together, saying: “What is this word! For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
And all were amazed; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?
37 And the news about Him started going out to every place of the surrounding region.
And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.
38 Then He left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. But Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they requested Him on her behalf.
And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
39 So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them.
And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on each one of them and healed them.
And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 Moreover, demons came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” But rebuking them He would not allow them to continue speaking, because they knew that He was the Messiah.
And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 Now at daybreak He departed and went to a deserted place; so the crowds started looking for Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them.
And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.
43 But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.
44 So He went preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.

< Luke 4 >